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Charel2girl5 · 14/10/2026 22:16

What on earth does a Reform person mean by saying ‘If she were my daughter bath night would be on a Thursday”. What the hell does that mean? Obviously something sinister but I have never heard this before, naive obviously!

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DuncinToffee · 15/10/2026 11:39

The Whelan comment was incest/paedophilia-tinged sexism

Sickening.

Pieceofpurplesky · 15/10/2026 12:00

Not sure how anyone can defend someone who jokes about sexually assaulting their own daughter.

Wonderfulstuff · 15/10/2026 12:04

It's always weird to me that Reform supporters defend any accusation of misogyny, racism etc but saying it's the same in other parties. They never say that the person should be removed from the party for bringing it into disrepute (even when Nige kicks them out). They never say that one bad apple doesn't ruin the rest. They never say regardless of that persons views the party is committed to policy x, y and z that will improve life for all British people.

Nope, it's just everyone else is bad too... and did we mention the boats.

BIossomtoes · 15/10/2026 12:04

Pieceofpurplesky · 15/10/2026 12:00

Not sure how anyone can defend someone who jokes about sexually assaulting their own daughter.

Nothing’s too low for Reform voters. I’m not sure I can stomach this programme.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 12:13

Wonderfulstuff · 15/10/2026 12:04

It's always weird to me that Reform supporters defend any accusation of misogyny, racism etc but saying it's the same in other parties. They never say that the person should be removed from the party for bringing it into disrepute (even when Nige kicks them out). They never say that one bad apple doesn't ruin the rest. They never say regardless of that persons views the party is committed to policy x, y and z that will improve life for all British people.

Nope, it's just everyone else is bad too... and did we mention the boats.

It's sad, really

My theory is that they are mostly surrounded by Reform types in their daily lives, and that this gives them a very low opinion of human beings in general.

TooBigForMyBoots · 15/10/2026 12:18

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 11:28

Have you got anything constructive to contribute to this debate? If you're finding it boring, other threads are available.

I've been hearing omnicause a fair bit recently and wondering what it means. According to @LuckyHazelFox it is having a normal reaction to disgusting misogyny, racism and lies.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 12:23

TooBigForMyBoots · 15/10/2026 12:18

I've been hearing omnicause a fair bit recently and wondering what it means. According to @LuckyHazelFox it is having a normal reaction to disgusting misogyny, racism and lies.

I think it's just a meaningless word that some right wing posters like to throw out in a knowing manner when they find themselves struggling to defend the indefensible.

Referencing it seems to enable people to feel a bit clever even when they can't think of anything else to say.

TemperanceWest · 15/10/2026 12:41

LuckyHazelFox · 15/10/2026 11:19

🥱

If a Labour councillor had come out with the Thursday bathtime comment you wouldn't be🥱. Protecting our women and girls, eh?

TemperanceWest · 15/10/2026 12:43

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 12:23

I think it's just a meaningless word that some right wing posters like to throw out in a knowing manner when they find themselves struggling to defend the indefensible.

Referencing it seems to enable people to feel a bit clever even when they can't think of anything else to say.

Yes. They don't seem to understand that the left encompasses a wide range of views. Perhaps because of their own tunnel vision.

OhTheCowsInTheMeadowGoMoo · 15/10/2026 12:46

TemperanceWest · 15/10/2026 12:41

If a Labour councillor had come out with the Thursday bathtime comment you wouldn't be🥱. Protecting our women and girls, eh?

They don't give a shit about women and girls.

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 12:50

OhTheCowsInTheMeadowGoMoo · 15/10/2026 12:46

They don't give a shit about women and girls.

Of course they don't. That's why they yawn when the disgusting, repellant behaviour of these elected representatives comes to light.

BIossomtoes · 15/10/2026 12:52

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 12:50

Of course they don't. That's why they yawn when the disgusting, repellant behaviour of these elected representatives comes to light.

And their response when a female protester is attacked with a walking stick is “Boring” and “Boohoo”. Such lovely men.

DuncinToffee · 15/10/2026 12:55

Locker Room Banter was the excuse for sexist comments about Carol Vorderman

LizzieW1969 · 15/10/2026 12:55

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 12:50

Of course they don't. That's why they yawn when the disgusting, repellant behaviour of these elected representatives comes to light.

They only care when the perpetrators are brown and the victims are white.

They wouldn't even care for the grooming gangs’ victims if those grooming gangs were of white men.

Lifewasapillow · 15/10/2026 12:57

Those Reform staff all need their hard drives checking. Dodgy as hell.

Cattery · 15/10/2026 13:03

Anyone thinking of voting for Reform need to be careful what they wish for. There would be civil war.

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 13:04

BIossomtoes · 15/10/2026 12:52

And their response when a female protester is attacked with a walking stick is “Boring” and “Boohoo”. Such lovely men.

Well we all know that some posters on here defended that assault.

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 15/10/2026 13:05

ilovesooty · 15/10/2026 13:04

Well we all know that some posters on here defended that assault.

Yep. Violence against women and girls is apparently absolutely fine if the perpetrators are white men.

Pedallleur · 15/10/2026 13:16

HappyLizard23 · 14/10/2026 22:22

Reform is full of paedophiles and domestic abusers, I’m unsurprised by the comment.

Let's not forget the racists, homophobes and misogynists.

Pedallleur · 15/10/2026 13:19

ModeratelySocial · 14/10/2026 22:38

I just watched ITV news at 10. Wow! In my head I know it’s the type of rhetoric they have, but hearing them say it loud makes it seem even worse. Good undercover reporting. This is why we need proper journalists.

And that's why Farage, Tice etc don't want scrutiny, journalists etc Other politicians, Our Tommeh and Thommo are also available

Pedallleur · 15/10/2026 13:24

PetulaGordeno · 15/10/2026 11:00

I think the bath night on a Thursday goes back to a delightfully racist 70’s comedian Bernard Manning.
Back then a lot of kids got one bath a week, on a Sunday. So saying Thursday I would assume he would want bath night to last for three days?
It was quite a famous joke at the time about a celebrity male who had a very pretty daughter.
I would rather not investigate further because I don’t fancy having to look at Bernard Manning today.
He used to roast anyone who wasn’t white in his audiences.
If there was a woman nearby his favourite remark was ‘I bet you’ve flattened some grass’ as in slept with a lot of men.
This stuff was everyday back then, it was how these men spoke and anyone who wasn’t a white male was suppose to just laugh and take no offence.

Once worked with him at his venue. It was eye opening to say the least but he played to his audience and it was the 70s/80s

PetulaGordeno · 15/10/2026 13:50

Pedallleur · 15/10/2026 13:24

Once worked with him at his venue. It was eye opening to say the least but he played to his audience and it was the 70s/80s

He was really popular wasn’t he?

Pedallleur · 15/10/2026 14:01

PetulaGordeno · 15/10/2026 13:50

He was really popular wasn’t he?

He was of his time and was regularly on TV (he didn't go into the offensive comedy there) but yes he was.

VeloHostage · 15/10/2026 14:18

Oh my lord this just popped up

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DorsetKnobBiscuit · 15/10/2026 14:20

Pedallleur · 15/10/2026 14:01

He was of his time and was regularly on TV (he didn't go into the offensive comedy there) but yes he was.

He was very offensive on TV. Openly homophobic, sexist and admitted on TV that he was racist.